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Webster 1913 Edition


Sevenfold

Sev′en-foldˊ

,
Adj.
Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount.
Sevenfold rage.”
Milton.

Sev′en-foldˊ

,
adv.
Seven times as much or as often.
Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him
sevenfold
.
Gen. iv. 15.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sevenfold

SEV'ENFOLD

,
Adj.
[seven and fold.] Repeated seven times; doubled seven times; increased to seven times the size or amount; as the sevenfold shield of Ajax; sevenfold rage.

SEV'ENFOLD

,
adv.
Seven times as much or often.
Whoever slayeth Cain, vengence shall be taken on him sevenfold. Gen. 4.

Definition 2024


sevenfold

sevenfold

English

Adjective

sevenfold (not comparable)

  1. Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
  2. Having seven parts.

Translations

Adverb

sevenfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of seven.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV):, Genesis 4:15
      And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Translations

References

  • sevenfold in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • sevenfold in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913